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it's complicated (and getting more so)

Foreign affairs and defence are UK wide so UN, NATO, EU etc are all UK representations. The UK is the international entity.

Scottish education, healthcare, and the legislature are independent, sometimes markedly so. Since the referendum they've gained somewhat limited control over taxation.

Even Scots who support the Union tend to see themselves as Scots rather than Brits. Meanwhile most English would rarely call themselves English, preferring British. :)

I think that's far enough into the rabbit hole!



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